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This is my diary blog which I started when I retired from the Civil Service in April 2010. I like to include some of the things that I see and do with as many photographs as possible. Thank you for visiting my blog I hope you enjoyed it and will return to see what I have been doing. Or you could always join and be one of my followers.

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Today I went into London to take some photographs for college, but while I was in the City I came across the Great St Helen's Sculpture Space and I thought I would also photograph these pieces too.First the map that shows where are the pieces are located.

Then each of Sculptures, first Roman Standard, 2005 by Tracey Emin

Flowers that Bloom Tomorrow, 2010 by Yayoi Kusama

3 Men Walking, 2008 by Julian Opie

Hammer (Blue), 2011 by Michael Craig-Martin

A Couple of Differences Between Thinking and Feeling, 2000 by Angus Fairhurst

Monday, 19 November 2012

Yesterday I met up with a couple of ladies from the Camera Club for a visit to Richmond Park. It was one of those beautiful sunny autumn days and we set out to get some good photographs and practice with our cameras under different settings. The deer were quite accommodating and didn't move too much

The cyclists were moving quite fast and they gave us the opportunity to do some panning.

Monday, 12 November 2012

As I have not been out and about recently but I wanted to add something to my blog I thought I would include some of the work that my Mum made or painted over the years. First I have included a couple of cross stitch pictures she made. One is my name which she made for me and the other she made at the time of the Queens Silver Jubilee.

The following pictures are ones that she painted. The first is a landscape she painted from a photograph, this picture is now with Steve.

Lance has the Primrose picture below.

The following picture is at Mum's home.

I have the following pictures. The first picture is of the dining room from her house, the next is a spider plant and finally my favourite the sweetie jar, which she gave to me a long time ago.

This mornings service at Westminster Abbey was A National Scout and Guide Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving.

The address was give by The Reverend Richard Windslade, the District Commissioner Of Ampthill and Woburn Scout District. His address was amusing, he spoke the words from Bonnie Tyler's Holding for a Hero and at the end made it a little interactive so we can thank you our neighbours.An enjoyable service.